Comments on: What's Up – The Weekend SkyWatcher's Forecast

By: Mike Gruenwald

Mike Gruenwald — Sat, 10 May 2008 08:57:59 +0000

I'm in Illinois.
It's 3am and I'm looking South.
It's a VERY bright object.
Is it Saturn?
Thanks.

By: carrie

carrie — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:30:23 +0000

Yeah I would have to say it was. At first is was just the coolest thing in the world and then reality hits when its still a ball burning up and its not stoping while its dropping. I was hoping that I would open up the news paper today and read all about it. Very humbling to be reminded how very insignificant one is to this amazing world. Thank you for the reply

By: Tammy Plotner

Tammy Plotner — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:39:09 +0000

Hi, Carrie!

From your description, I would say you spotted a piece of "space junk" burning up in our atmosphere.

Pretty impressive, aren't they?

By: carrie

carrie — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:45:31 +0000

Last night April 10 2008 on my way to work I saw what looked like to me a falling star in the eastern sky at 10:40 p.m. After watching it fall it turned out to burn brighter and get larger with an orange glow and then turn to its last color of blue before it was done its decent. How do I find out what it was and where it was. My location at the time was was interstate 78 in Brighton Iowa heading East. Thank you for any information that you can provide for me.

By: marcellus

marcellus — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:28:51 +0000

We won't get rid of the clouds and snow until late Saturday, but Sunday night, I'll be there!

By: Brian Sheen

Brian Sheen — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:15:49 +0000

Another great feature. Hope to be out with the scopes this weekend as Saturday night is claimed to be clear.

Look out Moon here I come.

Brian.